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Senate narrows bill on data-center siting to commercial/industrial zoning; floor amendment requiring energy/water review fails
Summary
Lawmakers adopted a committee amendment to allow data centers by right in commercial and industrial zones and subject them to local land-use rules. A proposed floor amendment to require state-level energy and water impact reviews failed; the committee amendment passed by roll-call vote (16–8).
The Senate debated Senate Bill 439, a proposal originally drafted with specific statewide zoning and technical requirements for data centers. Senator Lang, presenting the committee amendment, said the change was intended to preserve local control by allowing municipalities to apply local land-use regulations while clarifying that data centers should be permitted in commercial and industrial districts, not in residential, agricultural or recreational zones.
Senator Altschuler, opposing the…
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